Paris t he designer iris van herpen does not like computers, and for half of her adult life, she happily did not have one. Iris van herpen is a dutch fashion designer who is widely recognized as one of fashions most talented and forwardthinking creators who continuously pushes the boundaries of fashion design. Iris van herpen, the designer whose clothes look like. Iris van herpen is one of todays most talkedabout young designers. Van herpens designs are sleek in a way that calls to mind marvels of evolutionary design, like stingrays or coral, combined with the type of repetitive structures one expects only a machine could produce.
The painstaking process of making iris van herpen s hightech couture by mark wilson 1 minute read fashion designer iris van herpen is famous for challenging the conventions of couture. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. At an iris van herpen show, impassive models walk the runway in garments like a 3d printed polyamide suit that more resembles a bony exoskeleton, a dress sculpted from billows of metal gauze and cow leather or a high collar made of the ribs from small umbrellassurprising items, even in the unconventional world of haute couture. Her fall 2016 couture collection, presented in paris on sunday, nicely proved that she hasnt lost any. Since her first show in 2007 van herpen has been preoccupied with inventing new forms and methods of sartorial expression by combining the most. Celebrated as one of the most avantgarde and technologically innovative fashion designers of our time, iris van herpen s pioneering vision pushes the boundaries of traditional garment design. Bart oomes for iris van herpen book groninger museum i. Iris van herpens astonishing designs dont look like. She has got the same sort of freedom of the imagination, and. The book assesses the diversity of dutch fashion designers, firms and brands in their historical and cultural contexts.
Iris van herpen introspective creative exchange agency. Often the first to embrace new technologies like laser cutting and 3d. The show also includes a passing nod to biotech designers like. Transforming fashion features 45 haute couture outfits carefully selected from 15 of van herpen s collections designed from 2008 through 2015.
The painstaking process of making iris van herpens high. Pioneer designer finds admirers in beyonce, ballet troupes. Since dutch designer iris van herpen opened her eponymous atelier in 2007, the brand has become the face of hightech fashion. Todd selbys third and latest book shows us where top fashion designers including iris van herpen, dries van noten, and nicola formichettigo to work. Working with materials as diverse as metal umbrella ribs, industrial yarns, woven metal, leather strips, and transparent acrylic, iris van herpen is one of the most visionary fashion designers of the twentyfirst century. Iris van herpen in 1984, an enthusiastic fashion designer was born in the netherlands iris van herpen attained a degree in fashion design from artez institute of the arts amhem and did an internship at alexander mcqueen as well as claudy jongstra before starting her own label in 2007. Transforming fashion by the high museum of art to accompany the united states museum tour, and, most recently, iris van herpen backstage. See more ideas about iris van herpen, fashion design and iris. Iris van herpen designs for nature the new york times. To the touch, they are cashmere soft, with a faint layer of fine dust.
Collaborating with engineers, architects and even scientists, the dutch designer iris van herpen creates carapace like garments that bring together technically advanced materials and. Iris van herpen born 5 june 1984 is a dutch fashion designer. Iris van herpen fall 2017 couture the shape and form thats being created makes the body of the model become very fluid like. Iris van herpen debuts major architectural collaboration for naturalis aug 29, 2019.
At the couture shows this week in paris, fashion designers begin to address reality. Three solo books have been published on the designer s work. She was a trainee with alexander mcqueen and in 2007 she launched her own label. We chat to iris van herpen, the dutch fashion visionary regarded as one of the. Eva fell in love with iris s dress as soon as she saw it. This exhibition documents the evolution of iris van herpens couture through a. A day or so after iris van herpen presented her fall 2016 collection, dubbed lucid, in paris last month, she sat down to talk about the very personal dialogue that has developed in her work.
Dutch designer iris van herpen is a pioneering voice in contemporary fashion. More than most clothing designers, van herpen works to satisfy herself. Three solo books have been published on the designers work. Iris van herpen is a dutch fashion designer recognised as one of the most innovative designers of the 21st century. The designer iris van herpen does not like computers, and for half of her adult life she happily did not have one.
Iris van herpen syntopia 2018 collection merging biology. Paris the designer iris van herpen does not like computers, and for half of her adult life, she happily did not have one. He will actually stand on top of it, using his body as a conductor for the electricity. Iris van herpen by the groninger museum to accompany her first solo exhibit, iris van herpen. Iris van herpen is revolutionizing the look and tech of. This exhibition will introduce the tristate region to van herpens collaborative process that rests at the intersection of art, engineering, architecture and science. This is unusual because van herpen is only 31, and many people would argue that she is the most technologically astute and adventurous designer working today. Iris van herpen recently created more than a kilometer of handsanded concrete threedimensional designs that shape the new structure of the netherlands world. Haute couture designer iris van herpen opens up about her.
Iris van herpen uses visual trickery for latest couture. Iris van herpen, one of the most visionary fashion designers of the. Transforming fashion, the first major exhibition of the designer s work, will open at the high museum of art in atlanta on november 7. When looking at the modern lineup, the designer most likely to shake things up is iris van herpen, who is known for experimenting with modern techniques like 3d printing. Issey miyake, iris van herpen, hussein chalayanthe museum of fine arts. Fashion designer iris van herpen is widely recognized as one of fashions most talented and forwardthinking creators who continuously pushes the boundaries. At the nexus of art, design, science, and technology, van herpens stunning sculptural work expresses a bold vision that seamlessly melds traditional handcraft with cutting edge technology, including 3d printing. Iris van herpen sits at the helm, diving deep into different multidisciplinary worlds to push fashion design further into the future. Since that time she has had exhibitions in this country and abroad.
She is known as one of the most innovative and pioneering fashion designers in the world. An interview with iris van herpen on the eve of her 10th. Friezes created by the dutch fashion designer iris van herpen wrap the newly. Hailed as a pioneer of 3d printing in fashion, van herpen s new couture, as she calls her style, employs distinct forms and methods of sartorial expression. Fashion designer iris van herpen is widely recognized as one of fashions most talented and forwardthinking creators who continuously pushes the boundaries of fashion design. Van herpens designs are hypnotic garments based on multilayered kinetic sculptures. From the goddess to the governess at dior and chanel, and beyond at iris van herpen. Well, it has been a challenge, and i think its not always easy anyway to start up a brand, but also being a woman, of course, its an even bigger challenge. Exclusive interview with dutch designer iris van herpen. This couture dress is made of hundreds of glass bubbles elle. Iris van herpen bof 500 the people shaping the global.
The inspiration for the voltage collection came from carlos van camp, an artist from new zealand who is known for his experiments with the tesla coil. This is unusual because van herpen is only 31, and many people would. To the eye, the panels look a bit like fossils, and like lava flows like pleated silk, in a way, ms. Iris van herpen is a dutch fashion designer and couturier renowned for her futuristic, darkly fantastical aesthetic, which she has shown during couture week in paris. Cosmic grimes like a lucid dream for the cover story of rolling stone.
Several years ago, iris van herpen, a dutch fashion designer, began visiting cern, the. Iris van herpen, the most avantgarde fashion designer in. For her latest couture collection, dutch designer iris van herpen created hypnotic garments that distorted the models bodies. Shes one of only 10 designers who can call their brand haute. Haute couture designer iris van herpen opens up about her life. Optical light screens created mirrored rainbow effects at dutch designer iris van herpen s autumn winter 2016 fashion show in paris, which featured intricate garments that looked like. Guinness compares van herpen to alexander mcqueen, the late british designer, for whom van herpen briefly worked as an intern. Transforming fashion is coorganized by the high museum of art, atlanta and the groninger museum, the netherlands. Van herpen s designs are sleek in a way that calls to mind marvels of evolutionary design, like stingrays or coral, combined with the. Iris van herpens astonishing designs dont look like clothes. Design dresses couture iris van herpen ideas for 2019 discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try. The construction looks like a big puzzle, like a big lego.
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